EP0691630A3 - Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable printhead controller - Google Patents
Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable printhead controller Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- EP0691630A3 EP0691630A3 EP95110511A EP95110511A EP0691630A3 EP 0691630 A3 EP0691630 A3 EP 0691630A3 EP 95110511 A EP95110511 A EP 95110511A EP 95110511 A EP95110511 A EP 95110511A EP 0691630 A3 EP0691630 A3 EP 0691630A3
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- printer
- register
- control module
- data
- printer driver
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K15/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers
- G06K15/02—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K2215/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
- G06K2215/0082—Architecture adapted for a particular function
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
- G07B2017/00241—Modular design
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
- G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)
- Record Information Processing For Printing (AREA)
Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US08/271,317 US5696685A (en) | 1994-07-06 | 1994-07-06 | Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable print head controller |
US271317 | 1994-07-06 |
Publications (4)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
EP0691630A2 EP0691630A2 (en) | 1996-01-10 |
EP0691630A3 true EP0691630A3 (en) | 1999-10-13 |
EP0691630B1 EP0691630B1 (en) | 2004-01-21 |
EP0691630B2 EP0691630B2 (en) | 2007-11-07 |
Family
ID=23035079
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
EP95110511A Expired - Lifetime EP0691630B2 (en) | 1994-07-06 | 1995-07-05 | Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable printhead controller |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US5696685A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0691630B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2152836C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69532460T3 (en) |
Families Citing this family (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US5877798A (en) * | 1997-03-21 | 1999-03-02 | Lexmark International Inc. | Method and apparatus for automatically determining the style printhead installed in a laser printer |
US6056455A (en) * | 1998-04-17 | 2000-05-02 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Programmable print head and multi-level encoding of print head data |
US6671062B1 (en) | 1998-12-18 | 2003-12-30 | Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc. | Journaling technique for reverse order printing |
WO2001084435A1 (en) * | 2000-04-28 | 2001-11-08 | Sheldon Margolis | Apparatus for converting an envelope feeding machine into an internet connected postage machine |
US6735484B1 (en) * | 2000-09-20 | 2004-05-11 | Fargo Electronics, Inc. | Printer with a process diagnostics system for detecting events |
JP2008512907A (en) * | 2004-09-07 | 2008-04-24 | フリースケール セミコンダクター インコーポレイテッド | Device and its control interface |
US10108810B2 (en) * | 2015-02-13 | 2018-10-23 | Global Integrity, Inc. | System and method for secure document embedding |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2249996A (en) * | 1990-11-22 | 1992-05-27 | Alcatel Business Systems | Selection routine for energising print elements of a thermal printhead |
GB2262373A (en) * | 1991-10-24 | 1993-06-16 | Pitney Bowes Inc | Electronic postage meter assembly enabling connection of any printwheel-setting motor connector to any printwheel-setting motor |
Family Cites Families (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4168533A (en) * | 1976-01-14 | 1979-09-18 | Pitney-Bowes, Inc. | Microcomputerized miniature postage meter |
DE3346297A1 (en) * | 1983-12-19 | 1985-06-20 | Mannesmann AG, 4000 Düsseldorf | METHOD AND MATRIX PRINTER FOR REDUCING AND / OR ADJUSTING LETTERING CHARACTERS |
JPS60203473A (en) * | 1984-03-29 | 1985-10-15 | Tokyo Electric Co Ltd | Printer |
CA1265255A (en) * | 1986-07-31 | 1990-01-30 | John Polkinghorne | Application specific integrated circuit |
US5097437A (en) * | 1988-07-17 | 1992-03-17 | Larson Ronald J | Controller with clocking device controlling first and second state machine controller which generate different control signals for different set of devices |
US5481742A (en) * | 1990-05-04 | 1996-01-02 | Reed Elsevier Inc. | Printer control apparatus for remotely modifying local printer by configuration signals from remote host to produce customized printing control codes |
GB2246098B (en) * | 1990-07-04 | 1994-05-25 | Alcatel Business Systems | Franking machine |
FR2664407B1 (en) * | 1990-07-04 | 1992-09-11 | Alcatel Satmam | MACHINE FOR POSTALING MAIL, COMPRISING A SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONSTITUTING INTERFACES. |
US5347617A (en) * | 1990-11-09 | 1994-09-13 | Dataproducts Corporation | Printer having a multiple scan line printhead controller |
US5243274A (en) * | 1992-08-07 | 1993-09-07 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Asic tester |
US5355152A (en) * | 1992-09-24 | 1994-10-11 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Thermal ribbon encoder assembly for a thermal printing postage meter |
US5483458A (en) * | 1993-12-09 | 1996-01-09 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Programmable clock module for postage metering control system |
-
1994
- 1994-07-06 US US08/271,317 patent/US5696685A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
-
1995
- 1995-06-28 CA CA002152836A patent/CA2152836C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-07-05 DE DE69532460T patent/DE69532460T3/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-07-05 EP EP95110511A patent/EP0691630B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2249996A (en) * | 1990-11-22 | 1992-05-27 | Alcatel Business Systems | Selection routine for energising print elements of a thermal printhead |
GB2262373A (en) * | 1991-10-24 | 1993-06-16 | Pitney Bowes Inc | Electronic postage meter assembly enabling connection of any printwheel-setting motor connector to any printwheel-setting motor |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
DE69532460T3 (en) | 2008-05-21 |
DE69532460D1 (en) | 2004-02-26 |
DE69532460T2 (en) | 2004-11-11 |
US5696685A (en) | 1997-12-09 |
CA2152836A1 (en) | 1996-01-07 |
EP0691630A2 (en) | 1996-01-10 |
EP0691630B1 (en) | 2004-01-21 |
CA2152836C (en) | 2001-10-02 |
EP0691630B2 (en) | 2007-11-07 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4085445A (en) | Text merge with copies and envelopes | |
US5327165A (en) | Electronic printing system for imaging thermally sensitive paper | |
WO2004046940A3 (en) | Active termination control through on module register | |
CA2030759A1 (en) | Recording apparatus | |
EP1605344A3 (en) | Page printer and page print system | |
EP0691630A3 (en) | Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable printhead controller | |
CA2137495A1 (en) | Control System for an Electronic Postage Meter Having a Programmable Application Specific Integrated Circuit | |
EP0298775A3 (en) | Franking machine | |
JPS62212171A (en) | Recording controlling system for thermal transfer | |
US5684931A (en) | Label printer, such as a thermal printer for printing labels | |
EP0365023A3 (en) | Address control circuit for data memory employed in signal delay circuit | |
US5029327A (en) | Outputting apparatus for characters and graphics | |
CA2137496A1 (en) | Programmable Clock Module for Postage Metering Control System | |
EP0912039A3 (en) | Image forming method and image forming apparatus using the method | |
US20020158958A1 (en) | Auxiliary control device for managing printing in a thermal printer | |
CA2118551A1 (en) | Coin Packaging Apparatus and System for Managing the Coin Packaging Apparatus | |
CA2154380C (en) | Charge coupled device control module | |
JPH0695067A (en) | Liquid crystal display device | |
KR19990038930A (en) | Device and method for controlling print speed of thermal printer | |
JP2917721B2 (en) | Electronic odometer | |
JPS6433644A (en) | Control system for video memory | |
JP3525826B2 (en) | Time clock | |
JPS62158082A (en) | Printer | |
JPH0531942A (en) | Thermal printer | |
WO1997032287A3 (en) | Point of sale printer and interface |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): DE FR GB |
|
PUAL | Search report despatched |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A3 Designated state(s): DE FR GB |
|
RIC1 | Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant |
Free format text: 6G 07B 17/02 A, 6G 07B 17/00 B, 6G 06K 15/02 B |
|
17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20000411 |
|
17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20010629 |
|
GRAP | Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1 |
|
GRAS | Grant fee paid |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3 |
|
GRAA | (expected) grant |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: GB Ref legal event code: FG4D |
|
REF | Corresponds to: |
Ref document number: 69532460 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 20040226 Kind code of ref document: P |
|
PLBQ | Unpublished change to opponent data |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OPPO |
|
ET | Fr: translation filed | ||
PLBI | Opposition filed |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009260 |
|
PLAX | Notice of opposition and request to file observation + time limit sent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS2 |
|
26 | Opposition filed |
Opponent name: FRANCOTYP-POSTALIA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT & CO. KG Effective date: 20041021 |
|
PLAX | Notice of opposition and request to file observation + time limit sent |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS2 |
|
PLBB | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition received |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNOBS3 |
|
PUAH | Patent maintained in amended form |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009272 |
|
STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: PATENT MAINTAINED AS AMENDED |
|
27A | Patent maintained in amended form |
Effective date: 20071107 |
|
AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: B2 Designated state(s): DE FR GB |
|
ET3 | Fr: translation filed ** decision concerning opposition | ||
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Payment date: 20080829 Year of fee payment: 14 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Payment date: 20080729 Year of fee payment: 14 |
|
PGFP | Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Payment date: 20080729 Year of fee payment: 14 |
|
GBPC | Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20090705 |
|
REG | Reference to a national code |
Ref country code: FR Ref legal event code: ST Effective date: 20100331 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: FR Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090731 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: GB Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20090705 |
|
PG25 | Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo] |
Ref country code: DE Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES Effective date: 20100202 |